Much has been made in content marketing circles of The Atlantic's recent investigation into how Netflix took on Hollywood and wildly re-categorized all the films available in their library into genres and sub-genres tuned to the specific interests of...

Barnes & Noble hasn't given up on the Nook yet, but the same can't be said of consumers. The bookseller revealed in its second quarter earnings report Tuesday that revenue from its Nook devices and digital content declined by 32% from the same period...

The undisputed kings of childlike imagination and wonder, Calvin and Hobbes, have just become more accessible to the connected generation. Publishing company Andrews McMeel has released the three major Calvin and Hobbes collections to Barnes & Noble'...

Barnes & Noble is still making digital products, and E-Ink readers are here to stay. File these two facts in your “things that may surprise you” folder. The book retailer confirmed the first fact on Wednesday by introducing a completely redesigned No...

Flailing. That’s the only way I can describe what Barnes & Noble is currently doing. It’s slashing prices on all its reader and tablet models and just this morning introduced a new video consumption app that can sit on top of both its own tablets and...

Tough times have hit Barnes & Noble, which released its fiscal 2013 fourth quarter and full-year earnings on Tuesday morning. Earnings were disappointing across the board: Fourth quarter revenues (for the period ending April 27) amounted to $1.3 bill...

Apple's share of the e-book market is bigger than many previously thought. Taking the witness stand at the antitrust trial between Apple and the DOJ on Wednesday, Apple executive Keith Moerer revealed that the company obtained a 20% share of the e-bo...

Microsoft is considering a purchase of Nook Media for $1 billion giving the company access to its e-readers, tablets and e-books, according to a report. Citing internal documents, TechCrunch reports that Microsoft's plan would build on its $300 milli...

What do you do when you’ve made a great product but are struggling to stand out from the pack and meet sales expectations? You offer more. At least that appears to be the strategy behind Barnes & Noble’s latest Nook HD tablet move. As of today, Nook ...

Barnes & Noble is now offering a free Nook Simple Touch e-reader with the purchase of its Nook HD+ color tablet, a sign that sales of one or both devices aren't so hot right now. The Nook HD+ is B&N's larger-format (9-inch) Android tablet, which cost...

Owners of Barnes & Noble's current line of full-color tablets, Nook HD and Nook HD+, can now stream a wider array of films and TV shows, thanks to a slew of licensing deals with content owners including Lionsgate, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Relativity ...

After disappointing holiday sales, Barnes & Noble is moving away from designing its own e-reader devices and will "focus more on licensing its content to other device makers," according to a report. That doesn't necessarily mean the end of the Nook, ...

Global tablet shipments reached a record of 52.5 million units in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to a new report. Jumping from 29.9 million units in the fourth quarter of 2011, the tablet market grew a staggering 75.3% year over year. It also ...

The holiday season wasn't a very merry one for Barnes & Noble. The company's retail sales fell 10.9% this holiday period compared to the same period in 2011 and sales for B&N's Nook segment were down 12.6%. The Nook unit, which includes the e-reader ...

Kindle, Nook or iPad? That's the question nearly every American consumer asks himself after deciding to purchase (or gift) an e-reader. E-ink readers are smaller, lighter, faster and cheaper than they were when Amazon introduced its first $399 Kindle...

Barnes & Noble has launched Nook Video in the UK, with support for the UltraViolet digital locker, a first in the country. Users of Nook HD and Nook HD+ will be able to watch movies and TV shows in standard and HD format. Barnes & Noble also promises...

Barnes & Noble has lowered the price of its Nook Simple Touch e-reader to $79 to compete against Amazon's entry-level e-reader, the Kindle. The E-Ink e-reader, which previously cost $99, packs essentially the same hardware as the Kindle: Both devices...

Barnes & Noble has updated its Android and iOS Nook app and made it available for download in the UK, the company has announced. The new features on both platforms include support for British English, French, Italian, German and Spanish. The iOS app ...

It’s time to face the inevitability of a tablet in your life. They’re no longer luxury items. These slab computers play a critical role in travel, leisure, second screen and productivity computing. More than 71 million people own them in the U.S. alo...

Amazon expands its tablet sights with the bigger, more powerful Kindle Fire HD 8.9. Can it compete against Apple's iPad? If there’s one company that deserves credit for reigniting the iPad competitor market, it’s Amazon. Despite some bugs and an over...

Barnes & Noble's new holiday ad plays up a key feature in its Nook HD -- Profiles. The spot, created by ad agency Mullen, shows a Nook HD being passed from one family member to the next even though each tries to hide in closets and the bathtub to avo...

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